ditar

to dictate, to lay down

d i t a ɾ

dit to dictate + ar Future subjunctive: I/he/she

verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #26,360

to dictate Often means to say words aloud for someone to write down.

PO: Vou ditar meu endereço para você.

EN: I’ll dictate my address to you.

to dictate, to lay down Used when someone sets rules or terms for others.

PO: Ninguém pode ditar as regras sozinho.

EN: No one can dictate the rules alone.

Conjugation of ditar

ditar

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	ditar	—
Third	ditar	—

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	dita	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	dita	—

Stacey, I need to dictate a letter.

— A Noite Americana (1973)

I want to dictate an urgent letter.

— A Noite Americana (1973)

If I dictate it, nobody needs to see me.

Write down what I'm going to dictate.

Someone has to make the rules.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

And, of course, to pronounce the sentence.

— Arrependimento Sem Perdão (1987)

You can dictate a request.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Write down what I'm going to dictate.

You are swimming, and he calls you over to dictate a letter.

— A Noite Americana (1973)

Write down what I'm about to dictate.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)

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